Should Libraries Remove Some Books?

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We have a little situation in the city I live in. Originally, a mother in the community wanted to have some books completely removed from out public library because she deemed them pornographic. The books are located in the Young Adults sections and apparently there are scenarios in the books that have teens dealing with homosexuality. Now I totally against removing the books as I feel its parent’s job to police what their children read not a public libraries but now the mother has changed her stance that she wants the books to be placed in a restricted section of the library making the books unavailable without parental permission. This I really don’t have an issue with. I understand keeping reading materials parents may not want their children to read in a restricted section. I don’t know how complicated it would be for the library itself to have a section to fill out when getting your card that could electronically store if a parent wants their child to have free reign of the library or be kept out of the restricted parts. What do you think? Is it inappropriate for a public library to have a restricted section from minors?